Toshiba, the world's no. 2 maker of NAND-type flash memory, will start building flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs) for notebooks to create new sources of demands for its flash memory chips.

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest memory chip maker, and SanDisk (Toshiba's partner) already make SSDs. In fact, Micron Technology just last month said that it will enter the SSD market as well, with mass production starting next quarter.

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Paul Mah is a writer and blogger who lives in Singapore, where he has worked for a number of years in various capacities within the IT industry. Paul enjoys tinkering with tech gadgets, smartphones, and networking devices.

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Paul Mah is a writer and blogger who lives in Singapore, where he has worked for a number of years in various capacities within the IT industry. Paul enjoys tinkering with tech gadgets, smartphones, and networking devices.